I couldn’t find my vanilla extract but I thought, oh that’s fine, nobody will notice. This was a BIG mistake. I also only did half quantities because I didn’t have room to make 72. And because my other half can’t eat eggs, I used one egg and one portion of the egg substitute.

1. In a medium bowl, mix together cocoa, caster sugar and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the cocoa mixture. Cover dough, and chill for at least 4 hours.

I did step 1 exactly. However, whenever I use the egg substitute, it makes the dough very dry I always add a bit of milk. I also decided to mix it with my hands because the wooden spoon always just get stuck to the mixture. I also didn’t think the lack of vanilla essence didn’t matter. Boy, I was so wrong.

I left the dough for 4 hours while I frolicked on Glasgow Green for four hours in the 18-degree heat. I wish I had the video of me attempting to cartwheel in my wee dungarees. That’s for another time I guess.